Historic notices, with topographical and other gleanings descriptive of the borough and county-town of Flint . f the Commis-sioners, in a precept signed by Prince Maurice, and dated 4thMarch, 1644. When Chester fell, Colonel Mostyn escaped, andevaded his enemies for some years, as we find in WhitelocksMemorials the following :— 1658, May 13. Sir Soger Jllostyn was secured, and a Prisoner to ColonelCarter (the owner of Kinniel), at Conway. May 15. I procured Sir Roger Mostyns Liberty upon his Parole, to beat his own House at Mostyn, engaging to do nothing prejudicial to the presentgovernment. H
Historic notices, with topographical and other gleanings descriptive of the borough and county-town of Flint . f the Commis-sioners, in a precept signed by Prince Maurice, and dated 4thMarch, 1644. When Chester fell, Colonel Mostyn escaped, andevaded his enemies for some years, as we find in WhitelocksMemorials the following :— 1658, May 13. Sir Soger Jllostyn was secured, and a Prisoner to ColonelCarter (the owner of Kinniel), at Conway. May 15. I procured Sir Roger Mostyns Liberty upon his Parole, to beat his own House at Mostyn, engaging to do nothing prejudicial to the presentgovernment. He, like many other Royalists, suffered severely for his alle-giance to his King, for he spent about ^60,000 (an immense sum inthose days) in the service of his Majesty : his house at Mostynwas stripped of all its valuables, and he was obliged to desert it,and retire for several years to a small farmhouse called Plas Ucha,about a mile from Mostyn. However, he was fortunate in havinga friend at Court in Whitelock, and to have had his life sparedhim. At the Restoration he was created a baronet, 3rd August,. Performed by John Speede. FLINT CASTLE AND TOWN, I6IO. SIEGE AND DISMANTLEMENT OF FLINT CASTLE. 139 1660. Pennant relates that his ancestor, Pyers Pennant, and SirRoger were boon companions, as evidenced by the postscript to the following epistle :— MosTYN, 1674. Dear Pyers, I hope you will excuse me for asking for the £4 you owe me forthe pair of oxen ; for I want the money to make up ;^20 to send my son toOxford next week. * I am, dear Pyers, Yours, etc., etc., Roger Mostyn. How does your head do this morning?—mine aches confoundedly. At this time money was so scarce, that ;^4 was a price for apair of oxen; and the baronet o{ Mostyn was thought very liberalin sending his heir-apparent to the University with ;^20 in hispocket. There is a picture at Mostyn, in which Sir Roger is repre-sented at kit-cat length, in a strange flaxen wig, a breast-plate,buftskirts, and
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